Elisabete Roldão

  • Graduated in Occupational Therapy
  • PhD student of Lisbon University in Human Kinetics-Rehabilitation
  • Assistant Professor of the Occupational Therapy Educational Program at Health Sciences School of Leiria, Portugal (since 2014).
  • Collaborating Member of the Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology -ciTechCare
  • Responsible for the HA&RD Project, related to the creation of a medical device, which is financed under the European Fund for Social Development – INOVC+: Intelligent Innovation Ecosystem of the Central Region with the number Centro-01-0246-ERDF-000044.
  • Coordinator of the Post-graduation in Specialization on Hand Therapy.
  • Coordinator of the HumaniTer Project – Development Project with an Humanitarian slope in cooperation with the Doctors of the World (Portuguese Delegation).
  • Coordinator of the Superior Technical and Professional Course of Aesthetics, Cosmetics and Wellness
  • Occupational Therapist in the Military Hospital in Lisbon (1996 until 2014).
  • Occupational Therapist in Armed Forces Hospital in Lisbon (2014 until 2018).
  • Member of several Scientific and Organizing Committees of different scientific events.
  • President of the Portuguese Association of Occupational Therapists (since 2013).
  • Delegate for Portugal in Council of Occupational Therapists for the European Countries – COTEC (Since 2013).
  • Delegate for Portugal in the World Federation of Occupational Therapists – WFOT (Since 2013).
  • Founding member of the Interest Group on International Affairs of the Portuguese Association of Occupational Therapists (Since 2015).
  • Chairman of several National Congress of Occupational Therapy.
  • Author of publications in the field of hand functionality and rehabilitation.